Centralized purchasing offers more opportunities for businesses than decentralized. “There were a lot of independent operators who were buying different levels of quality” from a wide range of suppliers, he recalled. His goal was to establish standards and work with brands already familiar to consumers rather than those geared exclusively for business use.

Source1 recognized the important role they could play in helping bring food to others as well, so they partnered with the nationally recognized Feeding America, a nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States.